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This Homemade Rum Cake is perhaps best suited to holiday gatherings, but it is a straightforward enough recipe that you can make it most any time that you like. It takes about an hour to prep and bake and makes about 10 servings.

Even if you aren’t a drinker, you have to appreciate the depth of flavor that certain spirits can give a dessert. (I remember the whisky sauce that my great-grandmother put over bread pudding–that was to die for!) I love the rich molasses flavor that the dark rum gives to this cake.

Recipe and photo courtesy of Always Order Dessert

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Wow, The Crust On This Is Divine!

When I was a kid, my mother used to make the most delicious pork chops! I don’t know why, but somehow I thought they were really difficult to prepare so I never tried to make them when I grew up and moved into my own house. Of course, I was totally wrong – cooking pork chops isn’t difficult at all. Later on I started experimenting with different recipes – I was never quite happy with the result as I thought they definitely didn’t look or taste as perfect as the ones my mother made. But then I came across this recipe!

Would you believe that you can have six pork chops that look that beautiful in just half an hour?  And, being crunchy and savory on the outside and juicy and tender on the inside, these Double Crunch Pork Chops taste wonderful, too.

The Homemade Honey Garlic Sauce makes for a nice finishing touch and likely would go well on a number of other meat dishes. I have to say, it had been a while since I had pork chops with a crust anywhere close to this good, especially from a recipe that called for the pork chops to be pan-fried.  I believe that this is what we Southerners call “chicken-fried”:  get a good, solid crust on the outside that seals all the moisture and flavor inside it.  Boy, is it tasty!

Recipe and photo courtesy of Rock Recipes

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Quick tip: Adjust the amount of cayenne pepper to your liking.

I LOVE these, with all my heart and soul.

Those Maryland crab cakes are a classic seafood treat, sure to be a winner as a part of any meal.  These Panko Maryland Crab Cakes have a crust strong enough to hold everything together but light enough to let that delicious savory crabmeat flavor shine!  They pair nicely with the Quick & Easy Homemade Tartar Sauce. I happen to love crab cakes.  It’s really hard to go wrong with that great crab flavor for a good seafood dish, either as an appetizer or as part of the main meal.

Sadly, it is possible to mess up crabmeat; the most common mistake is to mix it with something that drowns out its great natural taste.  This simple recipe deftly avoids that and is also kind enough to provide a great-tasting tartar sauce–no need to settle for the store-bought tartar, when you can make some yourself so quickly and easily.

Recipe and photo courtesy of Once Upon a Chef

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Quick tip: Make a double batch for a larger crowd (or just so you can have more yourself…)

Cheaper Than Most Takeout Options – And Much Better Than at a Buffet!

Make a classic Chinese appetizer in the comfort of your own home!  Thanks to pre-made egg roll wrappers (and a bit of a cornstarch mixture, to help the ends stay together), it’s not all that difficult or time-consuming to make these Homemade Chicken Egg Rolls on your own. I still usually wind up getting them, anyway, when I go, but the egg rolls that you get at the cheaper Chinese buffets are just a shadow of what they could be. The frozen ones from the grocery store cost an awful lot, compared to what you get out of them, and let’s face it: Not all of us can afford to go to a really fancy Chinese restaurant whenever we want.

Thankfully, it is not too difficult to make very delicious ones at home. This recipe makes enough for about a dozen people to eat two good-sized egg rolls each, so it is a nice idea for a party or tailgate.

So long as you have a means of keeping them warm, but I imagine that you could reduce the recipe to make it suitable for a small family pre-dinner snack, if you prefer.  Of course, if you are like me, once you have had one, you’ll want one or two more, easily.

Recipe and photo courtesy of 12 Tomatoes

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Quick tip: You can leave the rice wine out if you’d prefer the recipe without it.

No, this sinful creation isn’t healthy in the slightest, but don’t knock it ’til you’ve tried it! This Rochester Garbage Plate is a perfect go-to when you have to feed your meat and starch fix. Boy, is it good!

I was brought up in the Deep South cooking tradition, and I love my gourmet creations. But I enjoy exploring what other regions have to offer, and now and then, I just want to indulge in some earthy, down-home fare. I came across this Garbage Plate recipe, and it looked perfect for feeding that primal meat-and-starch craving that even the most refined chefs and food lovers have now and then. And the wry humorist in me thought that it would be great to go around saying, “I ate Garbage today; you should try some, too!”

I know better than to set my expectations TOO high on such a dish, famous or not, and the word “garbage” is in the name, haha, but let’s just say that I was pleasantly surprised by the results. The accolades that this regional dish received from the Food Network and the Travel Channel were well deserved, it seems.

Recipe developed by Heather Homemade

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Quick Tip: I always add a bit of red pepper flakes to the sauce!

You won’t find any bright orange pseudo-cheese or microwave instructions here. Use your favorite slow cooker (I use a Crock-Pot) to whip up a much tastier alternative: Cuban Nachos With White Cheese Sauce. It’s like a pulled pork sandwich in nacho form!

It really is a shame that most people in the United States only think of Mexican and Tex-Mex when they hear the phrase “Latin American food.”  Not that there aren’t plenty of fabulous Mexican and Tex-Mex recipes out there–we at Tastee Recipe have shared plenty with you in our time.  But if that is ALL that you think Latin America has to offer, you’re really missing out!  I was fortunate enough to grow up in an area just close enough to other parts of the Latin world (I spent most of my formative years on the Gulf Coast) to know better, but even I fall into that trap, sometimes, since so many dine-out options where I live now ARE Mexican or Tex-Mex places.  I really was happy to come across this reminder that, hey, the rest of Latin America has some really great flavors, too!

It was also nice to see a nacho recipe that called for pork instead of beef.  Hey, I love those beef nachos, too, but they can be more than a bit greasy, sometimes, not to mention making the nachos feel a bit heavy in your stomach.  “The other white meat” is a nice, lower-fat, lower-grease alternative.  And trust me, with the savory assortment of spices in this recipe, and that delicious homemade white cheese sauce, you don’t need that extra fat to feel very satisfied.

Recipe developed by Iowa Girl Eats

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Quick Tip: You can try this recipe with chicken instead of pork!

Great for when you want a healthy, relatively low-cal, filling homemade meal but are just too busy to spend all day standing over the stove.

I just love a good stew, don’t you?  Done right, it is something light and flavorful enough for a summer lunch and yet rich and soothing enough to warm you up on the chilliest winter nights.

Mother, God rest her sweet soul, frowned on using crock pots.  She insisted on doing everything the good old-fashioned way – and did it brilliantly.  But crock pots have their uses:  Do a small bit of prep the night before; drop all of the ingredients into the pot, plug it in, and just forget about it for eight hours.  By the time evening rolls around, with no further effort on your part, you have a nice, healthy, homemade meal.

If you are tired of falling back on store-bought frozen meals and are looking for a simple way to turn beef and veggies into a tasty dinner, this crock pot stew is for you! Just consider making a double batch… this is so tasty it will be gone in the blink of an eye!

Original recipe courtesy of GetCrocked

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Quick Tip: Feel free to add a little hot sauce, such as Tabasco, if you want it extra spicy.